People v. Newble

Opinion

CARR, J.

Defendant appeals from the judgment entered after the trial court 1 found him guilty of violating section 203, Penal Code 2 and granted him five years’ probation on condition he spend nine months in the county jail. 3

The primary issue is whether the infliction of a three-inch facial laceration which extends from the bottom of the left ear to just below the chin, which is likely to leave a permanent scar, constitutes disfigurement of a member of the body within the meaning of section 203.

In support of his assertion that such conduct is not mayhem, defendant contends: 1) the…